City Council to consider LP&L rate changes on Tuesday

The Lubbock City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday night to consider ways to deal with citizen complaints and perhaps ease the burden of the recent LP&L rate increase.

The official meeting agenda says the council will, "Consider and take action to rescind, delay, or otherwise amend the electric rate changes as previously adopted by the Lubbock City Council..."

The mayor anticipates discussion about passing on the fuel cost to customers and about LP&L's $30 fee for setting up payment arrangements.

Councilman Victor Hernandez has suggested two ways to ease LP&L's budget concerns. First, by suspending the franchise fee that the utility pays to the city, and second, by giving them $3 million from the general fund.

The agenda says both proposals would be funded by an increase in the sales tax.

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